Knit a Super Bulky Vintage Sweater with me || Free Pattern from Retro Claude

[@EngineeringKnits]

-- Stickers -- Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/EKnitsShop Have you ever knit a bulky sweater? Do you usually stay away from thicker yarn because it isn't 'vintage' or maybe you usually knit modern sweaters and vintage just uses yarn that is far too thin? I feel like this is the perfect in-between for many knitters - a cute 1930s bulky jumper!

[@RetroClaude]

Oh I love it! Thanks for making my pattern! I love the colour of yours and the choice of yarn. It looks like you got better stitch definition with the Rowan Big Wool so the drop stitch and garter stitch pattern really pops 💚

[@fiftyfathomknit4889]

Cute!! I recently found a 1930's athletic sweater made from bulky yarn and was a bit surprised, but I look forward to adding "the knitting was always so tiny back then" to the list of myths along with "all the people were tiny back then" ;)

[@LJay279]

The squirrel in the back ground was just *chefs kiss*

[@amandaperinotto8883]

I cannot use anything heavier than a worsted weight for the same reasons you mention. Years ago when I first started it was really encouraged so I tried, but it hurts my hands SO much. I’ve boycotted it now and just mentally prep myself that lighter knits take longer.

[@briannalentz]

I love what you said about bulky wool knitting maybe not being beginner friendly! I agree! It is so taxing on my hands and I would say though worsted or lower weight yarn may take longer it is so advantageous to a beginner over a bulkier weight. Ok back to the rest of the video. I just had to stop and comment before I forgot to 😅

[@retrocraftdreams]

I don't knit a lot, and whenever I've tried circular needles, I just cannot figure out how to manage the cable. Why didn't I think of it before: teeth! 😂 In all seriousness, I saw Claude's and was tempted then, but yours has convinced me! I need to add this to my list for real!

[@merrylty7632]

Thank you algorithm overlord for showing me this channel! Definitely what I needed to continue on my knitting journey! I'm going to do a bit more binge-watching... Love the sweater btw, it's really cute!

[@charlottegibbs8950]

I am imagining children in future generations of your family, mining your knitting journal in similar ways. ❤️

[@waltersims493]

From Deb in North Carolina…you look gorgeous in that sweater! My body type is not flattered by that shaping, sadly. I’m a tunic with leggings lady, which doesn’t stop me from enjoying knitting all sorts of beautiful things. I just love your channel. The vintagey vibe really speaks to me. Thanks for being you and sharing yourself with us! ❤

[@transarchivist]

I absolutely love the pink knit you're wearing in this! And so happy you and Claude are friends.

[@markiejsis4240]

I love the sweater it’s so flattering and timeless. Well flattering is timeless isn’t it? I would love to knit this piece.

[@petersantoro5323]

That looks stunning the color is perfect

[@collettetroutman9282]

I love that you and Claude did this! I love both your channels. I love the 1930's. I really want to knit something from that time but I'm new to knitting so I've been a little nervous. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all the information you both have put in your videos. ❤️

[@howcanikeepfromsinging]

People learning in the 1930s were also new to knitting 🙃

[@Raven_Snow]

Ah, so cool that you made one, too! I loved Claude's video and plan to make one of these tops for myself one day.

[@CosimaNonymouse]

I only discovered your channel a few days ago and I'm addicted :D I love watching your videos while I knit; I have a (modern) sweater in the works and nearly finished (one and a half arms to go).

[@ramonacowman7409]

It is so cute! Thank you for sharing!❤

[@Raayvhen]

Wool Ease Thick and Quick is my go to for knitting gifts for people. I have a couple sweaters and a couple bomber style cardigans from it as well and they're so cozy for PNW winters,

[@anonymousperson4214]

Hey, I'm from there too! I might have to try making myself a gigantic bomber cardigan, it sounds really cozy :)

[@theedorbs]

I was thinking about trying this one after I saw her video. It reminded me of the 3-Hour Sweater that I made a few of in the past!

[@patriciagaffney5019]

I’m a new knitter but I just download it this Patten I’m going to try this for my daughter..

[@ChristinaOurWoodHome]

Definetly going to try this!! I finished my first sweater recently and I'm excited to make another

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Hi Claude, Thank you for sharing so much information. I'm still finishing seams

[@laurabuche5191]

The pattern an, the colour look just perfect on you. In these types of yarn I find very important to have a certain amount of negative ease to make them look neat and tailored. Thank you for your time and your beautiful videos. BTW..... where is your costar today?🐶

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

It's knit beautifully and it's awesome that Claude made the pattern free, but super bulky yarn just isn't my jam. And for newbie knitters I'd suggest worsted or Aran weight yarn. A lighter weight works up too slowly for the dopamine gratification and heavier weight is, like you said, hard on the hands.

[@tabeagunther1909]

I am so excited to see this pattern again! I loved Claude's Video and I am sure I'll love this one!

[@Reuben-ny3]

Your sweater turned out really nice! I thought it was a nice project because the yarn was so unusual for a sweater! And as always your video's are really enjoyable to watch and listen to too. Thank you!

[@EphanyasisOwleyes]

Linking above is always on your left

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

That’s a really lovely.

[@debbiequinlan1785]

I love your hairstyles!

[@hawthorngrove3629]

It's so cute, thanks for sharing

[@christenagervais7303]

Oh I love the colour, it's my favourite! It turned out beautifully! 🇨🇦

[@chrissy24-7]

This is fabulous! And many thanks to Claude for writing it up for us!

[@robinmarks5638]

I love this sweater! I am a beginner knitter so I wish you could have taken it a little more step by step. But think I'm going to try it out anyway.

[@smolsews3760]

I wonder how this would look with lengthened sleeves

[@pauladavitt7554]

I watched Claude’s video on this top and loved it then, seeing you now knit reminded me of how much I love it. The colour of yarn was gorgeous

[@EmsIsFab]

That is such a fun knit! I love how you keep your yarn journal and it has definitely inspired me to start a proper crafting Journal - I ordered a bunch of your stickers :D

[@MaryIannacone]

Love your work!! You are so talented!! Your videos are great!!

[@madberry]

Great pattern. Love the sweater no annoying top of the shoulder seems. Great video.

[@williambacker6581]

Turned out great!

[@LusiaX]

It looks lovelly!

[@tashacano3324]

Glad to see I'm not the only one that deals with the extra cord by chewing on it🤣

[@kjtherrick4031]

Your sweater came out well and looks good. Personally, I don't use bulky yarn because I don't want to have to deal with the overly large knitting needles or crochet hooks that are often required. Such projects would require years for me to finish!

[@romystumpy1197]

I don't knit in bulky yarn because of my body type I look bulky😬

[@DVD927]

I don’t knit but I’m a new subscriber and I find your content fascinating. Idea for joining the yarn could be to use a barbed felting needle & pad & mat it together then trim it with scissors to match the width of yarn. Hope this makes sense. I think it should definitely work with wool yarn. I do wool felting & all kinds of crafts, but was all thumbs in knitting & crochet! Lol

[@aroger2486]

Yet again another beautiful sweater. You do such an amazing job. I love watching your videos.

[@juliejay5436]

Super cute top! Nice colour too!

[@madameblathers5687]

Popping in to say that I LOVE your glasses!

[@isabela9005]

I recently made a bulky yarn pillow, it's gorgeous and it took me maybe four hours total?? but yeah, the weight was a struggle, specially because with wood needles and acrylic yarn it just takes so much effort to slide the stitches down, and it was quite the pillow (maybe 45x45cm?), so my forearms were WORKING lol Not looking for a new bulky yarn project so soon, as happy as I am with my bigass pillow. Lovely video, and it's such a gorgeous sweater!!

[@pamchamberlin6703]

Super cute knit! Thanks for the fun video

[@mrspilgrim327]

I love the pattern very pretty, very unique look with the bulky yarn, you made a lovely colour choice. Just a tip on the spit splice, to lessen bulk on the finished felted join just unply the yarn ends youre going to join, splitting the yarn in half for 2-3 inches, remove half the bulk from each end youre going to join. Felt the now 2 thinner ends together and you have a strand of yarn the same thickness as the rest....I hope that made sense. I learned this the hard way after not doing this and then seeing a big fat blob of yarn where I joined it, it looked dreadful and I had to unknit and redo it.

[@Quiltoholic]

Love your version of this sweater! I started mine just last week after seeing Claude's video and pattern, and your version has spured me on to finish mine😊 I'm finding the drop stitches hard to move over the section of the needles where they are joined to the cable, looks like you kind of experienced the same tightness? Other than that - once this sweater is done, I think I'll mostly stick to my 2-3,5mm needles. Happy knitting!

[@YarrowNjune]

Would you do a crochet set of stickers? I could use that :)

[@ladybugdancer97]

I love the color of yarn you chose. The final sweater looks really good.

[@corylcreates]

Really glad to have found your channel! The knitting journal is so wonderful

[@edithserkownek9454]

Lovely! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@EdenYell]

my video of this pattern from a beginner's take is going to be posted friday 😗

[@Mythical4227]

How pretty!

[@anneostsee2764]

It came out so well. Because of you I started my own knitting journal at the beginning of the year. I put a golden star sticker for every project I finished lol and got some cute washi tape to put little samples of yarn in the book as well. Thank you for your lovely ideas. Do you ship the stickers to Belgium? Greetings

[@mauraosullivan6084]

Lovely! My only question-when could one wear this in day to day life? In my area, we have hot and humid summers and winter is cold enough that you need long sleeves.

[@meowdee]

Indoors during winter for sure! Would be really cozy but not get in the way of activities like long sleeves!

[@allclairesbears]

Spring and autumn with a singlet or short sleeve blouse underneath.

[@ilonarosenason2475]

Your needles look like Knitter’s Pride Basics. The highly polished Knitter’s Pride Dreamz would have been way easier on your hands to work with 💗

[@TrixiaDK]

❤

[@k1e1v1i1n]

something about a woman with a hobby is very appealing.

[@PaulaJonesy]

💙🩵

[@crisyarthurs6026]

Ur video was not very good with the sound of u chatting, so missed quite a bit of the interesting important bits, also u move away from the mic it get fainter. Cheers